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IMPROVEMENT IN GABS.

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To ALL wHoM 1T MAY coNoEsN:

Be it known that I, JOHN POL, of the city, county, and State of;New York, have invented a. new :1nd useful Improvement in Cabs; and I do hereby declare that the `following is s. full, clear, und exact deseription'thereof, which will enable those skilled iuthe artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a. side elevation of o cab, with my improvement applied to it.

Figure 2 is a. vertical central section of the' same.

Similar letters of reference, indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates more particularly to 'that' class of vehicles intended for use as hackney carriages or c abs.

To enable others to understand my invention, I i'vill now proceedto describe it.

A designates the body of the cab B the back, and C the'to'p thereof; the whole being supported on the shafts D of the cab. The vehicle is intended to be provided with but two wheels, E, one on each side, and each somewhat in the rear of the bodj,r of the ca b. F is the spring which supports the shafts. The ends of the spin'g are secured to tivo bent arms, c a, whoseother ends are fastened'to the shafts. The springs F rest upon the axle at each side of the cab. This mrnngement of springs gives to the cab un easy motion. The cab is provided v vith n sent, G, capable of holding two persons, or more, according to its width, und. it is also provided with u, folding seat, G', hingedto the dash-board, for holding one or twfo persons, should it be necessary to carry them. The drivers seat, H, is mounted on springs, c, at the ba.ck of the cab, andrsuiciently high to enable the driver to see the horses over the top of the cab. The spring c is a. curved spring, one part resting upon the shaft at its rear end, and the other 'being secured to theunder side or bottom of the drivers seat, and in orderV to provide a suitble support for the spring, the rear part of the shaft D or of its frame' is extended far enough behind the axle of. the vehicle to furnish such support, without causing on undue strain on the body A, as would he done if the seat H were vvholly suspended by brackets from the body. A brace, el, connects thespring c to the back of the cab. This arrangement of thesprings c und braces d will be clearly understood by reference to both iigures. By this arrangement of the drivers seat he can, by leuning forward or bending bcckvvzn'd;counteru balance the weight of' the persons riding inthe cab, es can 'be readily understood. I is a. speaking-tube or whistle protruding through the beck of the cab, to enable those inside to hold communication with the driver. And in addition to this, an opening or pigeon-holle, (us such openings are called in omnibuses,) is provided through which the passengers can hand their fares to the driver. Thecabis provided with a. lantern, J, which is arranged in front of the dash-board of the cub, and also with suitable steps, e f, to provide un easy ascent to and descent from the cab. The reins are held in any suitable device, K, secured to the top of the cab. vThis cab will be found a. very easy-riding and convenient vehicle for use in large cities (like the London cabs) for carrying persons to di'erent parts of the city, at stated rotes of fare.

What I claim as new, und desire to -secure by Letters Patent, visl The arrangement, in covered cabs, of a, drivers seat behind the body of the cab, resting on a, spring c, formed as here shown, and `supported `on a. rear extension of the frame of the vehicle, and also a. supplementary seat next the dash-board, and also an opening in the buck of the'cover to permit communication betweenfthe driver and passengers, when the several parts are nrrzinged in themanncr'he-re shown.

,JOHN POL.

Witnesses:

An'rnuln Guus, Jr., M. M. LIVINGSTON. 

